2018 Tallahassee mayoral election

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2018 Tallahassee mayoral election
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←  2014 August 28, 2018 (first round)
November 6, 2018 (second round)		 2022  →
Turnout32.76% (first round)
38.19% (second round)
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Nominee John E. Dailey Dustin R. Daniels
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote17,36911,098
First-round percentage39.72%25.38%
Second-round vote41,31639,072
Second-round percentage51.4%48.6%
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Nominee Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda Carrie Litherland
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote9,1372,789
First-round percentage20.89%6.38%
Mayor before election

Andrew Gillum
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

John E. Dailey
Nonpartisan

The 2018 Tallahassee mayoral election took place on August 28 and November 6, 2018, to elect the mayor of Tallahassee, Florida.

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Incumbent mayor Andrew Gillum decided to focus his campaign on the 2018 Florida gubernatorial election instead of seeking re-election which opened up a new seat for the mayor's office. A blanket primary was held on August 28 with both John E. Dailey and Dustin R. Daniels receiving the most votes. [1] Because neither candidate received a majority, a run-off election was held on November 8. From there, Dailey defeated Daniels by a close margin of 51% to 49%. [2]

Candidates

Declared

Potential

Withdrawn

Results

First round

2018 Tallahassee mayoral election results (first round) [12]
CandidateVotes %
John E. Dailey17,36939.72
Dustin R. Daniels11,09825.38
Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda9,13720.89
Carrie Litherland2,7896.38
Joe West1,7584.02
Mike Suarez2,4625.06
Norris H. Barr1,5793.61
Total votes43,730

Runoff

2018 Tallahassee mayoral election results (runoff) [13]
CandidateVotes %
John E. Dailey41,31651.4
Dustin R. Daniels39,07248.6
Total votes53,159

References

  1. ↑ Schweers, Jeffrey. "John Dailey and Dustin Daniels to spar for Tallahassee Mayor seat". Tallahassee Democrat.
  2. ↑ Schweers, Jeffrey. "John Dailey wins Tallahassee Mayor race". Tallahassee Democrat.
  3. ↑ Schweers, Jeffrey. "City Commission, mayoral elections a sprawling, brawling affair". Tallahassee Democrat.
  4. ↑ "The City of Tallahassee". www.talgov.com.
  5. ↑ Schweers, Jeffrey. "Dustin Daniels, mayor's chief of staff, launches campaign video". Tallahassee Democrat.
  6. ↑ Schweers, Jeffrey. "Tallahassee native, mental health advocate running for mayor". Tallahassee Democrat.
  7. ↑ "Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda". Ballotpedia.
  8. 1 2 "Ecosia - the search engine that plants trees". www.ecosia.org. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Home - Erik David". Erik4LCC2020.
  10. ↑ Murphy, Karen (April 15, 2018). "City Commission Candidate Bob Lotane's Tallahassee is No Gotham".
  11. ↑ "Gil Ziffer - Tallahassee City Commissioner; President/Florida League of Cities". gilziffer.com.
  12. ↑ "Summary Results - Election Night Reporting". enr.electionsfl.org.
  13. ↑ "Leon County, Tallahassee election results 2020 | Tallahassee Democrat". www.tallahassee.com.
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